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5Uj? JRmjal (feuztfte and (EolimiBi
INCORPORATING THE ROYAL GAZETTE (Established 1828) and THE BERMUDA COLONIST (Established 1866)
Vol. 20—No. 116
HAMILTON. BERMUDA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1940
3D PER COPY—40/- PER ANNUM
DUTCH ARMY SURRENDERS TO GERMANS
j
RESISTANCE CEASES EXCEPT IN THE
ZEELAND PROVINCE LAST NIGHT
Huge Battle Going On Over 100-Mile Front
In Belgium and France; Germans Use Between
6,000 and 7,000 'Planes, French Estimate
GERMANS TAKE FRENCH TOWN OF SEDAN;
COUNTER ATTACKS REPEL THEM IN MEUSE VALLEY
PARIS, May 14. (CP).—Germany's blitzkrieg in Holland has developed such
overwhelming proportions by this evening that the Dutch commander-in-chief,
vested with full discretionary power after the Queen and Government had gone to
London, ordered that the Dutch troops lay down arms. Thus, after five days, all
resistance in the Netherlands came to an end except in the tiny province of Zee-
land, near Belgium, where the Dutch troops were reported to be fighting on. Meanwhile, the greatest battle of all time was shaping in Belgium and on the extreme
western section of the Franco-German frontier.
The capitulation of the Dutch armed forces came after the
pitiless bombing and occupation of Rotterdam, exposing the Dutch
to attacks from the rear. Great pillars of flame and jet black oil
smoke were rolling over the port of Amsterdam tonight as a result of the setting of fire to petroleum tanks today at the order
of the Dutch High Command. The 800,000 people of Amsterdam were told to stay at home and be calm. German columns
were reported to be streaming into Rotterdam.
The greatest battle of all time, as it was described in Paris,
was raging along a 100-mile front in Belgium and France.
The Belgian and French armies were reported to be battling
the Germans on a front extending from Liege in Belgium to Sedan
in France. The Nazis are flinging tanks, 'planes, guns and men into
battle in a desperate attempt to storm the French and Belgian
positions
country comes under German domination remember at all times that
the Netherlands have not lost their
existence but will rise again as a free
nation."
The commander-in-chief said later
in a broadcast, "We had to surrender.
The limit was reached today. The
struggle was too unequal. Thousands
have fallen. Civilians were losing
their lives. Rotterdam experienced
total war. Utrecht would have gone
through the same. That is why I
broke off the struggle."
"French circles estimate that on
the whole front today the Germans
employed between 6,000 and 7,000
'planes. The main front, extending
over 100 miles, runs along the Meuse
frpm Liege to Namur and Dinant to
the French fortresses around Sedan,
near the Luxembourg frontier.
Seden is Jn front of the Maginot
Line and 146 miles northwest of
Paris.
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters).—-The
Netherlands commander-in-chief has
ordered his troops to cease Are in all
but one small district. The Netherlands Legation in London late tonight
issued the following statement:
"The commander-in-chief of the
Netherlands army has issued a proclamation to his troops saying that
fighting is to cease. The proclamation goes on to say that fighting in
Zeeland continues. The decision was
taken towards the end of the afternoon. Enemy troops in great numbers succeeded in retaking Rotterdam,
which had previously been heavily
bombed. Consequently, the country
was laid open to the enemy and the
main forces of the army, behind the
Dutch water line, were threatened
with an immediate enemy attack
on their rear.
RESISTANCE USELESS
"Ih these circumstances, and to
avoid the complete destruction of the
country, the commander-in-chief was
of the opinion that further resistance
had become useless and must therefore be abandoned."
The Legation statement concludes
that in view of the decision taken by
the Netherlands Government, the
state of war between the Netherlands
and Germany continues to exist.
The Dutch commander-in-chief's
proclamation was read over the Hil-
versum radio at 7 p.m., and said,
"This afternoon, Germany bombed
Rotterdam, and Utrecht was also
threatened with destruction.
"To save the civil population and
prevent further bloodshed, I feel
justified in ordering the troops concerned to cease fighting and maintain order until the arrival of the
German troops."
Then came the statement that
fighting in Zeeland was. continuing.
The Dutch commandei-in-chief's
proclamation appealed to the popula-
t.on to maintain a dignified attitude
in the coming occupation. His final
words were:
'Do not forget you are Nether
GENERAL HAD AUTHORITY
The fact that the general had full
authority to take this decision was
made clear in a proclamation issued
in London this morning by Queen
Wilhelmina. One passage read:
"The military authorities, and in the
last resort, the commander-in-cbief,
now have to decide what measures
are necessary from a mihtary point
of view."
Queen Wilhelmina's proclamation
was issued soon after the Netherlands
Prime Minister and the other members of the Cabinet reached London
this morning, having crossed from
Holland In a British warship. Queen
Wilhelmina said that she and her
ministers could not freely continue
to express surpeme authority In the
Netherlands and the transfer of the
seat of Government abroad had been
unavoidable. Queen Wilhelmina's
proclamation ended, "Remember the
calamities that occurred In past
centuries and the repeated resurrection of our country. That will
take place again. Do not despair.
Long Uve the Netherlands."
So, after five days, H3lland's gallant resistance to the invader has
been broken and the scene of the
conflict shifts to historic Flanders.
Here, it is learned in London tonight, today's operations have gone
much according to expectation. The
operations now in progress make it
clear that the Germans are making a
supreme effort to break through the
AUied positions and achieve a quick
decision.
BATTLE NOW JOLNED
Battle has now been joined and it is
pointed out that at this stage no precise description can be given of'the
situation as it is at the moment. The
AUied troops are reported to be in
good heart.
In Belgium, French and German
troops have now met In battle and
U.S. READY TO PROTEST
TO THE GERMANS
Would Join Pan American
Move To Condemn Attack
WASHINGTON, May 14 (CP).—
The United States expressed willingness to joih other American repubUcs
in a joint declaration of protest
against Germany's invasion oi Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
The State Department informed
the Uruguayan Government, which
sponsored the move, and the Panamanian Government, which communicated the suggestion to other
Pan American RepubUcs, that the
United States would be glad to join.
The note added that the U.S. was
in fuU agreement with the draft
text as written by Uruguay.
The U.S. Navy recommended that
Congress provide immediately an additional $300,000,000 to speed up
construction of 68 combat and auxiliary ships now on the ways. A 48-
hour week in Government and private
shipyards was also proposed.
A caU for stronger mobUe defence
forces to safeguard the Western
Hemisphere at any threatened point
seemed likely to appear today in reconfirmed on Page 5
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STUDENTS BURN ALLIED
FUGS IN ROME
landers, and when each part of ou^r^jfc. Continued on Page 8
New Anti-Allies Outbreak
Dutch Leaving Italy
ROME, May 14 (OP).—Students
burned British and French flags on a
simulated coffin before the British
Embassy today as a new outburst of
anti-AUled demonstrations took place
EarUer the students had demonstrated before the French Embassy
and then marched across the town
to the Porta Via, the gate in the Roman wall adjacent to the British
Embassy. Large bodies of troops
guarded each embassy, and the demonstrators were kept away from them.
Large numbers of Dutch citizens
were reported to be leaving Italy last
night as demonstrations against
Britain and France added to fears of
a new Mediterranean crisis.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, May 14
(CP).—Yugoslavia is reported reliably
to have 'soumted out Greece to as-
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\
ANTI-PARACHUTE ARMY
FORMED IN BRITAIN
LONDON, May 14 (BOP).—
—The creation of a force to be
known as "Local Defence Volunteers" is announced tonight
by the War Office. Open to
British subjects between the
ages of seventeen and sixty-
five and accustomed to firearms, the Home Defence Forces
wiU be supplemented from
sources hitherto untapped and
service wiU be voluntary and
unpaid.
It is pointed out the need is
greatest in smaU towns, villages
and sparsely populated areas.
The Local Defence Volunteers
wiU have as their main task
that of deaUng with any parachute troops who may pierce
the outer defences. The scheme
was explained tonight over the
wireless by Mr. Anthony Eden,
the War Secretary.
HELP Uiikm BUILD UP
HER EXPORT TRADE
THEY SAY
That it is good to hear the prospects
for a summer trade are good.
That this is on the authority of
returning "Mutilans interested and
quaUued. * * *
That some of the pessimists would
have us think otherwise.
* * *
That even if they were right they
would be wrong.
* * *
That the television experiments interested # big/crowd.
That those responsible aie very
pleased with the results.
* * *
That the cynic says that it is bad
enough to hear a voice a thousand
miles away.
* * *
That the parUamentarians are preparing for a complete settlement
of the recent trouble.
* * *
That it shouldn't be difffcult if it
is lecognised that the first step
was taken with good intentions
but proved a stumble.
* * *
That in the meantime everyone
awaits the report oi the fiscal
commission.
* * #
That some say there wfil be very
few changes from the original
report.
Continued on Page Z
MEETINGS TO EXPLAIN
WAR ARE PUNNED HERE
certain what asSi
might give the cq
ifc'-sks
of an attack by Ir
PARIS, May 14a
Government, strif
from entering thc^
side, protested to
the anti-Mlier"
Fascist press, j
Authoritative Speakers Will
Expound Aims And Issues
A committee composed of Messrs.
W. E. S. ZuiU, N. H. P. Vesey, F. C.
Misick, W. S. Cooper and A. M.
PurceU, and Mrs. Charles Gilbert, are
arranging a series of meetings which
will be addressel by weU-informed
persons to supply information to
the public on the immediate war
situation and the major aims and
underlying issues affecting aU parts
of the British Empire in the present
conflict.
The first of these meetings is to
take place in the City HaU, HamUton, on May 29 at 8.30 p.m., and
thereafter a meeting wiU be held
in each Parish once a week.
An endeavour wUl be made to
reach as many persons as possible,
and after the first series of meetings is launched throughout the
Colony, lectures wiU also be made
available to societies, clubs and similar organisations.
In addition, cooperation from the
Board of Education Is being sought
so that the same procedure may be
foUowed in aU the schools.
The project represents an ambitious plan tp give people informative
facts jU^ttt the war, the aims of
^r5 |pli|F •"•, general clarification
is^nes involved. A
UI be made to
Page 2
Best Way Of Lightening Load
Falling On Mother Country
Stressing the urgent need of increasing the export trade of England
at this critical period in her history,
Mr. J. Lyden Henton, on behaU of
the British Department of Overseas
Trade, yesterday gave members of
the Rotary Club at their luncheon
meeting in the New Windsor Hotel
enUghtening information about the
Export CouncU set up by the British
Government.
Mr. Henton spoke of the campaign
to increase exports: "The diverse and
individual parts of separate industries have been centraUsed under the
head of the Export CouncU and theirs
is a very important task." The
speaker referred to the personnel of
the CouncU and said it had representation from finance and business.
"The idea of that CouncU," said
Mr. Henton, "is that each industry
will place its difficulties before it,
and the CouncU wiU take it up with
the department of Government concerned for the release of raw materials."
OBJECT OF VISIT
The object of his visit was explained
by Mr. Henton: "Not only has the
Department of Overseas Trade asked
me to do my best to place before you
and other bodies of business men the
necessity of the export trade, but the
Chamber of Commerce have elso
associated themselves with this
scheme and they have given me faculties whereby if any individual
business man, who in the past has
been buying his products from other
countries, wishes to place his business with Great Britain and he does
not know the exact procedure to follow, I am in a position to give him
general detaUs. If necessary, further
detaUs can be furnished from the
Chamber of Commerce or from the
Departments concerned."
Mr. Henton made the plea that at
this time he hoped Great Britain
could count "on you individuaUy,
and the British Empire as a whole,
to help us in our crusade!"
He stressed that much progress
had been made and that deUveries
should now be greatly expedited.
"During my tour around Bermuda,
the West Indies and South America,"
said Mr. Henton, "I expect to receive
many enquiries and aU these wiU be
sent back. We can assure you that
no effort wiU be spared to find you
Continued on Page 2
TITLE OF SAVINGS BANK
IS CALLED IN DOUBT
TIME
Legislative Council Halt
Consideration of Bill
The greater part of yesterday's
meeting of the Legislative CouncU
was devoted to settling the title of the
institution known as the Bermuda
Savings Bank.
Another interesting and important matter which turned up at this
meeting was the Private BiUs Committee's Report on the Charles Blair
Macdonald Act, which reads (in
part):
If the BiU in its present form becomes law the objects of The Alien
Act, 1926, will be set aside, and the
aUens who may become entitled to
the land In question may enjoy the
same without obtaining the sanction
of His ExceUency the Governor-in-
Council to hold the same, as required
by the above-mentioned Act.
Your Committee beUeve it unusual
for the Legislature to confirm a deed
which it has not seen, and to declare
it to be of fuU effect. It Is usual for a
clause to be inserted in a Private BiU
to the effect that no better title is
conferred on the owner except as
provided by the Act.
Your Committee would favour a
BiU along the lines of The A. H.
Stevens Relief Act, 1918, with special
provisions for Mrs. Whigham and for
the guardians of an ahen minor who
may be entitled to the land to petition His ExceUency the Governor-
in-Council under the provisions of
The AUen Act, 1926.
In their report, dated May 7, the
Committee cl«s.rlv stp-te that they
Continued on Page 2
SUFFRAGETTES DECLARE
FOR MILITANT POLICY
Vote For Land Tax; Protest
Against Treatment of Women
The armistice declared by the
Bermuda Woman Suffrage Society
was completely revoked at their meeting last evening when the women,
disappointed that after eight months
of war they stiU had secured no recognition and were even further
ridiculed, passed several defiant
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted.
The meeting was enlivened by the
pugent remarks made by Miss Edith
Heyl, Mis. W. E. Tucker, Mrs. A. M.
PurceU and Mrs. H. St. George Butterfield. The members of the House
of Ass mbly came in for some sharp
criticism on their delay in adopting
a taxation poUcy and in not making
a contribution to the Mother Country.
The resolutions, which were accepted with applause, affirmed the
wiUingness of Bermuda women to
contribute through taxation to the
war-time neecs of the Colony, ridiculed and protested strongly against
the treatment of married women
under the provisions of the income
tax biU, and stated that a land tax
would be just and logical. During
the course of discussion, an inheritance tax found favour with most,
so did minor taxes on private motor
boats and carriages; but no motion
was made.
The text of the resolutions passed
is as foUows:
(1) That this meeting is of cpinion
that a tax en land is just and logical
in view of the great privileges which
male owners have claimed for themselves since the foundation of the
Colony's Government.
WILLLNG TO CONTRIBUTE
(2) That this meeting affirms the
patriotic wiUingness of Bermuda
women to make their contribution,
through taxation, to the wartime
needs of the Colony. They only ask
that such taxation shall be just and
equitable in its incidence.
(3) That this meeting ridicules and
strongly protests against the treatment of married women under the
proposed income tax biU.
Mrs. St. George Butterfield, who
was in the chair, said that the suf-
fiagettes must show their protest:
"We must make the pubUc reaUse
that we do not propose to be thrust
aside and do nothing. We should
Continued on Page 5
DUTCH LINER STRANDS 70
TOURISTS DOWN SOUTH
Picked Up By Grace Ship; 35
Transfer Here To Roosevelt
The Santa Paula and the President
Roosevelt each left for New York
yesterday with thirty-five people who
had been left stranded at Pueito
CabeUo, Venezuela, by the Dutch
liner Nieuw Amsterdam. The Santa
Paula brought the seventy traveUers
into St. George's but transferred
thirty-five to the President Roosevelt when her own passengers from
Bermuda to New York overcrowded
the accommodation.
The people taken on at Puerto
CabeUo had left the Nieuw Amsterdam for a night's stay-over. Whilst
they were ashore, the ship's commander received instructions to return immediately to New York and
the tourists were stranded with only
the clothing they were wearing.
Fortunately, the Santa Paula called
in at Puerto CabeUo the next day
on her return trip north and was
able to accommodate them as far
as Bermuda.
Messrs. Harnett & Bichardson,
local agents for the United States
Lines, aUowed the unexpected passengers about half an hour's shopping time, and the President Roosevelt was delayed almost an hour.
'. he transfer was effected expeditiously and efficiently
In addition to these thirty-five
passengers, the President returned
with 162, or a total of 197 in ah.
Mr. S. S. Toddings, M.C.P. was
tmong the Bermudians going north.
Mr. Walter ^ni'ert. the Tocal repre-
Continued on Page 2
UNLAWFUL KILLING CASE
OPENS AT ST. GEORGE'S
Evidence Of Attack Given
At Yesterday's Sitting
The smaU courtroom above the St.
George's PoUce Station was the scene
yesterday of the opening of the preliminary hearing of the case against
Gifford Richardson, who is charged
with the unlawful killing of his wife.
Throughout the morning and afternoon a steady stream of witnesses
was brought In for examinatioTr'arjor
cross-examination, until the facts
surrounding the fatal stabbing of
Mrs. Edith Richardson on the night
of April 15 were' brought to Ught.
The accused man sat in calm silence
throughout the proceedings.
Richardson, defended by Lt.- Colonel Thomas M. DiU, former Attorney General, wore a dark suit on
which wore sewn two ribbons denoting service during the last Great War.
The most iUuminating evidence
was given by two eye-witnesses of
the stabbing. The first was Mrs.
Mary Fishenden, an aunt of the deceased woman, and her evidence
was borne out by nine-year old Kenneth Wright, her nephew.
The hearing began without the
presence of counsel for the defence,
but after an hour Colonel DIU made
an appearance. After being given an
opportunity to talk to his cUent he
began t ae cross-examination.
(It is urderstood that when Richardson learned that Colonel DiU
rai taken up his law practice again
he expressly asked for the colonel to
defend him.)
MEDICAL EVIDENCE
Medical evidence by the doctor and
rurse who were summoned to attend
the dying woman brought out the
fact t lat she had been stabbed
four times, and had also received
multiple cut wounds on her body
and minor scratches. She had been
stabbud below the left shoulder, In
the kidney region of her back near the
spine, in the neck, and under the
right armpit. This last wound penetrated her right lung.
Mrs. Richardson also received cuts
on her left arm below the shoulder,
a shallow cut across the breast, and
other slashes on both hands.
Mrs. Fishenden said that she had
gone to the house of her sister, Mrs.
Lucy Todd, on Queen Street, St.
George's, about 8.15 on the night of
April 15. She said that Mrs. Richardson was Uving there at the time,
having left her husband four days
before.
Upon arriving at the house, said
Mrs. Fishenden, she had to knock
three times before anyone came to
the door. At 'ast Kenneth Wright
let her in. As a consequence of
something he told her, Mrs. Fishenden went to the foot of the stars and
called out, "Gifford, what are you
doing up there? Come down. You
Continued on Page 3
40 clubIebate on
taxation tonight
The May meeting of the Forty Olub,
which was postponed last week owing
to the lack of a quorum, will be held
tonight at 8.15 at the New Windsor
Hotel.
Discussion of proposed taxation
measures wiU be crntinued. Mr.
Roland Lines has given notice that
he wUl introduce additional measures.
Mr. W. E. SpurUng wiU ask the
Olub to approve tne foUowing rider
to the report of taxation:
"In vIj./ of the supreme test to
which the Empire Is now put, the
Bermuda Government should, without delay, Impose such additional
taxation along the general lines of
the report aiopted by this Olub as
wiU provide, beyond local needs, a
generous surplus for contribution to
the Empire war effort."
HOUSE MEETS TODAY
The House of Assembly meets today
at 2 p.m. Listed as orders of the day
are: Consideration of proposed motion relative to confidence in Finance
Committee. Consideration of petition from fishermen and others
relative to deepening of Devonshire
Dock.
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t
5Uj? JRmjal (feuztfte and (EolimiBi
INCORPORATING THE ROYAL GAZETTE (Established 1828) and THE BERMUDA COLONIST (Established 1866)
Vol. 20—No. 116
HAMILTON. BERMUDA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1940
3D PER COPY—40/- PER ANNUM
DUTCH ARMY SURRENDERS TO GERMANS
j
RESISTANCE CEASES EXCEPT IN THE
ZEELAND PROVINCE LAST NIGHT
Huge Battle Going On Over 100-Mile Front
In Belgium and France; Germans Use Between
6,000 and 7,000 'Planes, French Estimate
GERMANS TAKE FRENCH TOWN OF SEDAN;
COUNTER ATTACKS REPEL THEM IN MEUSE VALLEY
PARIS, May 14. (CP).—Germany's blitzkrieg in Holland has developed such
overwhelming proportions by this evening that the Dutch commander-in-chief,
vested with full discretionary power after the Queen and Government had gone to
London, ordered that the Dutch troops lay down arms. Thus, after five days, all
resistance in the Netherlands came to an end except in the tiny province of Zee-
land, near Belgium, where the Dutch troops were reported to be fighting on. Meanwhile, the greatest battle of all time was shaping in Belgium and on the extreme
western section of the Franco-German frontier.
The capitulation of the Dutch armed forces came after the
pitiless bombing and occupation of Rotterdam, exposing the Dutch
to attacks from the rear. Great pillars of flame and jet black oil
smoke were rolling over the port of Amsterdam tonight as a result of the setting of fire to petroleum tanks today at the order
of the Dutch High Command. The 800,000 people of Amsterdam were told to stay at home and be calm. German columns
were reported to be streaming into Rotterdam.
The greatest battle of all time, as it was described in Paris,
was raging along a 100-mile front in Belgium and France.
The Belgian and French armies were reported to be battling
the Germans on a front extending from Liege in Belgium to Sedan
in France. The Nazis are flinging tanks, 'planes, guns and men into
battle in a desperate attempt to storm the French and Belgian
positions
country comes under German domination remember at all times that
the Netherlands have not lost their
existence but will rise again as a free
nation."
The commander-in-chief said later
in a broadcast, "We had to surrender.
The limit was reached today. The
struggle was too unequal. Thousands
have fallen. Civilians were losing
their lives. Rotterdam experienced
total war. Utrecht would have gone
through the same. That is why I
broke off the struggle."
"French circles estimate that on
the whole front today the Germans
employed between 6,000 and 7,000
'planes. The main front, extending
over 100 miles, runs along the Meuse
frpm Liege to Namur and Dinant to
the French fortresses around Sedan,
near the Luxembourg frontier.
Seden is Jn front of the Maginot
Line and 146 miles northwest of
Paris.
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters).—-The
Netherlands commander-in-chief has
ordered his troops to cease Are in all
but one small district. The Netherlands Legation in London late tonight
issued the following statement:
"The commander-in-chief of the
Netherlands army has issued a proclamation to his troops saying that
fighting is to cease. The proclamation goes on to say that fighting in
Zeeland continues. The decision was
taken towards the end of the afternoon. Enemy troops in great numbers succeeded in retaking Rotterdam,
which had previously been heavily
bombed. Consequently, the country
was laid open to the enemy and the
main forces of the army, behind the
Dutch water line, were threatened
with an immediate enemy attack
on their rear.
RESISTANCE USELESS
"Ih these circumstances, and to
avoid the complete destruction of the
country, the commander-in-chief was
of the opinion that further resistance
had become useless and must therefore be abandoned."
The Legation statement concludes
that in view of the decision taken by
the Netherlands Government, the
state of war between the Netherlands
and Germany continues to exist.
The Dutch commander-in-chief's
proclamation was read over the Hil-
versum radio at 7 p.m., and said,
"This afternoon, Germany bombed
Rotterdam, and Utrecht was also
threatened with destruction.
"To save the civil population and
prevent further bloodshed, I feel
justified in ordering the troops concerned to cease fighting and maintain order until the arrival of the
German troops."
Then came the statement that
fighting in Zeeland was. continuing.
The Dutch commandei-in-chief's
proclamation appealed to the popula-
t.on to maintain a dignified attitude
in the coming occupation. His final
words were:
'Do not forget you are Nether
GENERAL HAD AUTHORITY
The fact that the general had full
authority to take this decision was
made clear in a proclamation issued
in London this morning by Queen
Wilhelmina. One passage read:
"The military authorities, and in the
last resort, the commander-in-cbief,
now have to decide what measures
are necessary from a mihtary point
of view."
Queen Wilhelmina's proclamation
was issued soon after the Netherlands
Prime Minister and the other members of the Cabinet reached London
this morning, having crossed from
Holland In a British warship. Queen
Wilhelmina said that she and her
ministers could not freely continue
to express surpeme authority In the
Netherlands and the transfer of the
seat of Government abroad had been
unavoidable. Queen Wilhelmina's
proclamation ended, "Remember the
calamities that occurred In past
centuries and the repeated resurrection of our country. That will
take place again. Do not despair.
Long Uve the Netherlands."
So, after five days, H3lland's gallant resistance to the invader has
been broken and the scene of the
conflict shifts to historic Flanders.
Here, it is learned in London tonight, today's operations have gone
much according to expectation. The
operations now in progress make it
clear that the Germans are making a
supreme effort to break through the
AUied positions and achieve a quick
decision.
BATTLE NOW JOLNED
Battle has now been joined and it is
pointed out that at this stage no precise description can be given of'the
situation as it is at the moment. The
AUied troops are reported to be in
good heart.
In Belgium, French and German
troops have now met In battle and
U.S. READY TO PROTEST
TO THE GERMANS
Would Join Pan American
Move To Condemn Attack
WASHINGTON, May 14 (CP).—
The United States expressed willingness to joih other American repubUcs
in a joint declaration of protest
against Germany's invasion oi Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg.
The State Department informed
the Uruguayan Government, which
sponsored the move, and the Panamanian Government, which communicated the suggestion to other
Pan American RepubUcs, that the
United States would be glad to join.
The note added that the U.S. was
in fuU agreement with the draft
text as written by Uruguay.
The U.S. Navy recommended that
Congress provide immediately an additional $300,000,000 to speed up
construction of 68 combat and auxiliary ships now on the ways. A 48-
hour week in Government and private
shipyards was also proposed.
A caU for stronger mobUe defence
forces to safeguard the Western
Hemisphere at any threatened point
seemed likely to appear today in reconfirmed on Page 5
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STUDENTS BURN ALLIED
FUGS IN ROME
landers, and when each part of ou^r^jfc. Continued on Page 8
New Anti-Allies Outbreak
Dutch Leaving Italy
ROME, May 14 (OP).—Students
burned British and French flags on a
simulated coffin before the British
Embassy today as a new outburst of
anti-AUled demonstrations took place
EarUer the students had demonstrated before the French Embassy
and then marched across the town
to the Porta Via, the gate in the Roman wall adjacent to the British
Embassy. Large bodies of troops
guarded each embassy, and the demonstrators were kept away from them.
Large numbers of Dutch citizens
were reported to be leaving Italy last
night as demonstrations against
Britain and France added to fears of
a new Mediterranean crisis.
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, May 14
(CP).—Yugoslavia is reported reliably
to have 'soumted out Greece to as-
i'
\
ANTI-PARACHUTE ARMY
FORMED IN BRITAIN
LONDON, May 14 (BOP).—
—The creation of a force to be
known as "Local Defence Volunteers" is announced tonight
by the War Office. Open to
British subjects between the
ages of seventeen and sixty-
five and accustomed to firearms, the Home Defence Forces
wiU be supplemented from
sources hitherto untapped and
service wiU be voluntary and
unpaid.
It is pointed out the need is
greatest in smaU towns, villages
and sparsely populated areas.
The Local Defence Volunteers
wiU have as their main task
that of deaUng with any parachute troops who may pierce
the outer defences. The scheme
was explained tonight over the
wireless by Mr. Anthony Eden,
the War Secretary.
HELP Uiikm BUILD UP
HER EXPORT TRADE
THEY SAY
That it is good to hear the prospects
for a summer trade are good.
That this is on the authority of
returning "Mutilans interested and
quaUued. * * *
That some of the pessimists would
have us think otherwise.
* * *
That even if they were right they
would be wrong.
* * *
That the television experiments interested # big/crowd.
That those responsible aie very
pleased with the results.
* * *
That the cynic says that it is bad
enough to hear a voice a thousand
miles away.
* * *
That the parUamentarians are preparing for a complete settlement
of the recent trouble.
* * *
That it shouldn't be difffcult if it
is lecognised that the first step
was taken with good intentions
but proved a stumble.
* * *
That in the meantime everyone
awaits the report oi the fiscal
commission.
* * #
That some say there wfil be very
few changes from the original
report.
Continued on Page Z
MEETINGS TO EXPLAIN
WAR ARE PUNNED HERE
certain what asSi
might give the cq
ifc'-sks
of an attack by Ir
PARIS, May 14a
Government, strif
from entering thc^
side, protested to
the anti-Mlier"
Fascist press, j
Authoritative Speakers Will
Expound Aims And Issues
A committee composed of Messrs.
W. E. S. ZuiU, N. H. P. Vesey, F. C.
Misick, W. S. Cooper and A. M.
PurceU, and Mrs. Charles Gilbert, are
arranging a series of meetings which
will be addressel by weU-informed
persons to supply information to
the public on the immediate war
situation and the major aims and
underlying issues affecting aU parts
of the British Empire in the present
conflict.
The first of these meetings is to
take place in the City HaU, HamUton, on May 29 at 8.30 p.m., and
thereafter a meeting wiU be held
in each Parish once a week.
An endeavour wUl be made to
reach as many persons as possible,
and after the first series of meetings is launched throughout the
Colony, lectures wiU also be made
available to societies, clubs and similar organisations.
In addition, cooperation from the
Board of Education Is being sought
so that the same procedure may be
foUowed in aU the schools.
The project represents an ambitious plan tp give people informative
facts jU^ttt the war, the aims of
^r5 |pli|F •"•, general clarification
is^nes involved. A
UI be made to
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Best Way Of Lightening Load
Falling On Mother Country
Stressing the urgent need of increasing the export trade of England
at this critical period in her history,
Mr. J. Lyden Henton, on behaU of
the British Department of Overseas
Trade, yesterday gave members of
the Rotary Club at their luncheon
meeting in the New Windsor Hotel
enUghtening information about the
Export CouncU set up by the British
Government.
Mr. Henton spoke of the campaign
to increase exports: "The diverse and
individual parts of separate industries have been centraUsed under the
head of the Export CouncU and theirs
is a very important task." The
speaker referred to the personnel of
the CouncU and said it had representation from finance and business.
"The idea of that CouncU," said
Mr. Henton, "is that each industry
will place its difficulties before it,
and the CouncU wiU take it up with
the department of Government concerned for the release of raw materials."
OBJECT OF VISIT
The object of his visit was explained
by Mr. Henton: "Not only has the
Department of Overseas Trade asked
me to do my best to place before you
and other bodies of business men the
necessity of the export trade, but the
Chamber of Commerce have elso
associated themselves with this
scheme and they have given me faculties whereby if any individual
business man, who in the past has
been buying his products from other
countries, wishes to place his business with Great Britain and he does
not know the exact procedure to follow, I am in a position to give him
general detaUs. If necessary, further
detaUs can be furnished from the
Chamber of Commerce or from the
Departments concerned."
Mr. Henton made the plea that at
this time he hoped Great Britain
could count "on you individuaUy,
and the British Empire as a whole,
to help us in our crusade!"
He stressed that much progress
had been made and that deUveries
should now be greatly expedited.
"During my tour around Bermuda,
the West Indies and South America,"
said Mr. Henton, "I expect to receive
many enquiries and aU these wiU be
sent back. We can assure you that
no effort wiU be spared to find you
Continued on Page 2
TITLE OF SAVINGS BANK
IS CALLED IN DOUBT
TIME
Legislative Council Halt
Consideration of Bill
The greater part of yesterday's
meeting of the Legislative CouncU
was devoted to settling the title of the
institution known as the Bermuda
Savings Bank.
Another interesting and important matter which turned up at this
meeting was the Private BiUs Committee's Report on the Charles Blair
Macdonald Act, which reads (in
part):
If the BiU in its present form becomes law the objects of The Alien
Act, 1926, will be set aside, and the
aUens who may become entitled to
the land In question may enjoy the
same without obtaining the sanction
of His ExceUency the Governor-in-
Council to hold the same, as required
by the above-mentioned Act.
Your Committee beUeve it unusual
for the Legislature to confirm a deed
which it has not seen, and to declare
it to be of fuU effect. It Is usual for a
clause to be inserted in a Private BiU
to the effect that no better title is
conferred on the owner except as
provided by the Act.
Your Committee would favour a
BiU along the lines of The A. H.
Stevens Relief Act, 1918, with special
provisions for Mrs. Whigham and for
the guardians of an ahen minor who
may be entitled to the land to petition His ExceUency the Governor-
in-Council under the provisions of
The AUen Act, 1926.
In their report, dated May 7, the
Committee cl«s.rlv stp-te that they
Continued on Page 2
SUFFRAGETTES DECLARE
FOR MILITANT POLICY
Vote For Land Tax; Protest
Against Treatment of Women
The armistice declared by the
Bermuda Woman Suffrage Society
was completely revoked at their meeting last evening when the women,
disappointed that after eight months
of war they stiU had secured no recognition and were even further
ridiculed, passed several defiant
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted.
The meeting was enlivened by the
pugent remarks made by Miss Edith
Heyl, Mis. W. E. Tucker, Mrs. A. M.
PurceU and Mrs. H. St. George Butterfield. The members of the House
of Ass mbly came in for some sharp
criticism on their delay in adopting
a taxation poUcy and in not making
a contribution to the Mother Country.
The resolutions, which were accepted with applause, affirmed the
wiUingness of Bermuda women to
contribute through taxation to the
war-time neecs of the Colony, ridiculed and protested strongly against
the treatment of married women
under the provisions of the income
tax biU, and stated that a land tax
would be just and logical. During
the course of discussion, an inheritance tax found favour with most,
so did minor taxes on private motor
boats and carriages; but no motion
was made.
The text of the resolutions passed
is as foUows:
(1) That this meeting is of cpinion
that a tax en land is just and logical
in view of the great privileges which
male owners have claimed for themselves since the foundation of the
Colony's Government.
WILLLNG TO CONTRIBUTE
(2) That this meeting affirms the
patriotic wiUingness of Bermuda
women to make their contribution,
through taxation, to the wartime
needs of the Colony. They only ask
that such taxation shall be just and
equitable in its incidence.
(3) That this meeting ridicules and
strongly protests against the treatment of married women under the
proposed income tax biU.
Mrs. St. George Butterfield, who
was in the chair, said that the suf-
fiagettes must show their protest:
"We must make the pubUc reaUse
that we do not propose to be thrust
aside and do nothing. We should
Continued on Page 5
DUTCH LINER STRANDS 70
TOURISTS DOWN SOUTH
Picked Up By Grace Ship; 35
Transfer Here To Roosevelt
The Santa Paula and the President
Roosevelt each left for New York
yesterday with thirty-five people who
had been left stranded at Pueito
CabeUo, Venezuela, by the Dutch
liner Nieuw Amsterdam. The Santa
Paula brought the seventy traveUers
into St. George's but transferred
thirty-five to the President Roosevelt when her own passengers from
Bermuda to New York overcrowded
the accommodation.
The people taken on at Puerto
CabeUo had left the Nieuw Amsterdam for a night's stay-over. Whilst
they were ashore, the ship's commander received instructions to return immediately to New York and
the tourists were stranded with only
the clothing they were wearing.
Fortunately, the Santa Paula called
in at Puerto CabeUo the next day
on her return trip north and was
able to accommodate them as far
as Bermuda.
Messrs. Harnett & Bichardson,
local agents for the United States
Lines, aUowed the unexpected passengers about half an hour's shopping time, and the President Roosevelt was delayed almost an hour.
'. he transfer was effected expeditiously and efficiently
In addition to these thirty-five
passengers, the President returned
with 162, or a total of 197 in ah.
Mr. S. S. Toddings, M.C.P. was
tmong the Bermudians going north.
Mr. Walter ^ni'ert. the Tocal repre-
Continued on Page 2
UNLAWFUL KILLING CASE
OPENS AT ST. GEORGE'S
Evidence Of Attack Given
At Yesterday's Sitting
The smaU courtroom above the St.
George's PoUce Station was the scene
yesterday of the opening of the preliminary hearing of the case against
Gifford Richardson, who is charged
with the unlawful killing of his wife.
Throughout the morning and afternoon a steady stream of witnesses
was brought In for examinatioTr'arjor
cross-examination, until the facts
surrounding the fatal stabbing of
Mrs. Edith Richardson on the night
of April 15 were' brought to Ught.
The accused man sat in calm silence
throughout the proceedings.
Richardson, defended by Lt.- Colonel Thomas M. DiU, former Attorney General, wore a dark suit on
which wore sewn two ribbons denoting service during the last Great War.
The most iUuminating evidence
was given by two eye-witnesses of
the stabbing. The first was Mrs.
Mary Fishenden, an aunt of the deceased woman, and her evidence
was borne out by nine-year old Kenneth Wright, her nephew.
The hearing began without the
presence of counsel for the defence,
but after an hour Colonel DIU made
an appearance. After being given an
opportunity to talk to his cUent he
began t ae cross-examination.
(It is urderstood that when Richardson learned that Colonel DiU
rai taken up his law practice again
he expressly asked for the colonel to
defend him.)
MEDICAL EVIDENCE
Medical evidence by the doctor and
rurse who were summoned to attend
the dying woman brought out the
fact t lat she had been stabbed
four times, and had also received
multiple cut wounds on her body
and minor scratches. She had been
stabbud below the left shoulder, In
the kidney region of her back near the
spine, in the neck, and under the
right armpit. This last wound penetrated her right lung.
Mrs. Richardson also received cuts
on her left arm below the shoulder,
a shallow cut across the breast, and
other slashes on both hands.
Mrs. Fishenden said that she had
gone to the house of her sister, Mrs.
Lucy Todd, on Queen Street, St.
George's, about 8.15 on the night of
April 15. She said that Mrs. Richardson was Uving there at the time,
having left her husband four days
before.
Upon arriving at the house, said
Mrs. Fishenden, she had to knock
three times before anyone came to
the door. At 'ast Kenneth Wright
let her in. As a consequence of
something he told her, Mrs. Fishenden went to the foot of the stars and
called out, "Gifford, what are you
doing up there? Come down. You
Continued on Page 3
40 clubIebate on
taxation tonight
The May meeting of the Forty Olub,
which was postponed last week owing
to the lack of a quorum, will be held
tonight at 8.15 at the New Windsor
Hotel.
Discussion of proposed taxation
measures wiU be crntinued. Mr.
Roland Lines has given notice that
he wUl introduce additional measures.
Mr. W. E. SpurUng wiU ask the
Olub to approve tne foUowing rider
to the report of taxation:
"In vIj./ of the supreme test to
which the Empire Is now put, the
Bermuda Government should, without delay, Impose such additional
taxation along the general lines of
the report aiopted by this Olub as
wiU provide, beyond local needs, a
generous surplus for contribution to
the Empire war effort."
HOUSE MEETS TODAY
The House of Assembly meets today
at 2 p.m. Listed as orders of the day
are: Consideration of proposed motion relative to confidence in Finance
Committee. Consideration of petition from fishermen and others
relative to deepening of Devonshire
Dock.
K